| Pronunciation: | | e'penthisis
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[n] the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis" |
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EPENTHESIS is a 10 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | articulation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. {Epentheses}. [L., fr. Gr.
?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.)
The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;
as, the b in ``nimble'' from AS. n[=e]mol.
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